Business Stories from September 28, 2013 (Change date)
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Sprint joins national rivals with upgrade programSep 29, 2013 6:34 am - NEW YORK — Sprint is launching a new program that gives customers the chance to upgrade their phones every 12 months, becoming the last of the four national wireless car...
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Smartphone cameras at 41-Megapixels pressure Canon, NikonSep 28, 2013 8:20 am - The global camera business, centered in Japan, is headed for a shakeout. With industry revenue falling to the lowest level in a decade amid surging smartphone sales, Nik...
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E. Dundee seeking $500,000 from ComEdSep 30, 2013 1:49 pm - East Dundee officials amended a complaint against ComEd this week to secure monetary damages, including $500,000 in penalties for the utility denying an easement to Insu...
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Review: New Surface tablets make typing easySep 29, 2013 6:35 am - NEW YORK — Is Microsoft’s Surface a tablet or a laptop? I’m not quite sure, but it is a lot easier to type on than an iPad. The software company unveiled updates to its ...
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New York seeks to delete phony online reviewsSep 29, 2013 6:42 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — A perfect hotel? An amazing restaurant? Teeth whitener that leads to romance? Such things may only truly exist in online reviews, and New York’s attorney ...
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Facebook gripe-screens show execs where they need to improveSep 29, 2013 6:34 am - Facebook Inc. executives are reminded how much work they have left to do in the $16.7 billion mobile-advertising market every time they glance at two large TV screens in...
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Review: Don’t ditch Pandora yet for iTunes RadioSep 29, 2013 6:34 am - LOS ANGELES — Now that iTunes Radio has shipped to millions of iPhone and iPad owners, does that mean you should delete Pandora? Not so fast, I say. Apple’s new music se...
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FDA lays out rules for some smartphone health appsSep 29, 2013 4:33 pm - WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration officials say they will begin regulating a new wave of applications and gadgets that work with smartphones to take medical read...
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App reviews: Where's My Water 2, MightyTextSep 30, 2013 10:01 am - Where's my Water 2 Swampy the alligator is back for more water physics fun. The second version of this popular game is similar to the first: Players are tasked with...
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Review: Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX slimmer, sharperSep 30, 2013 10:10 am - SEATTLE — In the fleeting moments I had with Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet, I noticed one major thing: It lost a lot of weight. The engineers at Amazon managed to slim...